Influencing success: Configuring the worldcat knowledge base with user needs in mind

Abstract

The University Libraries (UL) of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) recently migrated to OCLC’sWorldShare Management Services (WMS) and the full version of WorldCat Local (WCL). This resulted in significant changes to our display of periodicals (both print and electronic) in the public catalog and the Journal A–Z List. Serials are problematic in any migration, and ease of use by patrons was our primary concern. This article briefly reviews the migration process toWMS andWCL and describes how UNCG configured and populated the WorldCat Local knowledge base for user access to electronic (and print) journals.